In China, an interesting new fiction bestseller is mixed with nonfiction—and become a point of debate among Chinese readers.
Waiting for the Plane Tickets: Rights Pros on Digital Events
How do online rights events organized by literary agencies, publishers, and others compare to the physical book fair experience? We hear from several rights folks on how it’s going so far.
Venice’s Mauri School 2021: ‘The State of the Book’
The trials of 2020 and outlook for 2021 drive discussions of discoverability, digital, and direct-to-consumer relations in Venice’s forum.
Aspen Words’ $35,000 Literary Prize Names Its 2021 Finalists
The shortlist for this year’s Aspen Words Literary Prize features three novels and two short story collections.
USA: Princeton University Press Opens Diversity-Driven Development Grants
The new program from Princeton’s press offers book-development guidance and mentoring, first to writers working in science and mathematics.
Publishing in Québec Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Rallying the Readers
The French-language province of Québec has demonstrated its ‘vitality and robustness,’ says Sébastien Lefebvre of Québec Édition. (Sponsored)
UK: Society of Authors Names Translation Prize Winners
Jhumpa Lahiri is the headliner on this list of 2020 awards, for her translation of ‘Trick’ by Domenico Starnone for Europa Editions.
Spain’s ‘Rolling Pages’ Announces Its 2021 Books-to-Screen Program
The Spanish book business, filmmakers, and television executives converge in early April for the fourth edition of a curated pitching event.
Germany-Based Bookwire in 2020: Titles Up 11 Percent Over 2019
The digital distributor reports a rise in audiobook titles of 123 percent in 2020 over the previous year. Print-on-demand advanced 18 percent.
Rights Roundup: Predators, Race Drivers, and Oysters
Titles in our first Rights Roundup of the month come from Spain, Italy, Finland, and the UK, with work for children, and a book on a racer.